2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #12 most popular major in Missouri with 1,624 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Missouri to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public & Social Service
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $11,255 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 2 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SLU is ranked #4 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Missouri.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 791 |
Minnesota | 3,576 |
Iowa | 832 |
South Dakota | 143 |
Nebraska | 490 |
North Dakota | 321 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for Public Administration & Social Service
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 58,326 |
Public Administration | 16,905 |
Human Services | 13,238 |
Public Policy | 6,430 |
Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
Other Public Administration | 588 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
Legal Professions | 61,055 |
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.
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